After Razors, Bugatti Is Lending Its Name To An Electric Scooter With Less Than 1 HP

While other automakers were detailing their latest infotainment and autonomy technology at CES this year, Bugatti brought along a different kind of creation to the show floor: an electric scooter with less than 1 hp.

Produced in collaboration with America’s Bytech, the scooter does still have some Bugatti-esque technology. Beyond the swooping taillight, the “∃B” puddle light at the back, and the Agile blue (or silver or black) paint, it also has a frame made out of magnesium-alloy to keep weight down.

As a result, the scooter weighs just 35 lbs (16 kg), which means that its 700-watt (0.9 hp) electric motor can get it up to a top speed of 18.5 mph (30 km/h). It will only reach that speed in Sport mode, though. In Economy mode – which, surely, is antithetical to the whole Bugatti experience, but far be it from me to tell the company how to do its job – speeds max out at 9 mph (15 km/h), and in City mode, you can get up to 12.5 mph (20 km/h).

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In Economy mode, the scooter can go up to 22 miles (35 km) on a charge and once the battery is depleted, it can be removed and recharged in just 4 hours using a household outlet. Probably best to have two on the go, then. Capable of carrying up to 242 lbs (110 kg), it can go uphill at an incline of up to 15 degrees.

“Bugatti is at the pinnacle of automotive excellence,” said Wiebke Stahl, Bugatti’s managing director. “Partnering with a company such as Bytech gives us an opportunity to expand our reach in the electric mobility space with an experienced partner and a product that can be enjoyed by consumers around the world.”

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Bugatti may be at the height of the automotive world, but it isn’t really at the peak of the e-scooter world. As Autoblog points out, MV Augusta (which has a bit more experience with two-wheel vehicles) makes an e-scooter that has a top speed of 25 mph (40 km/h), though it weighs 44 lbs (20 kg) and can carry only 220 lbs (100 kg).

Unfortunately, pricing for this scooter is not known at this point, but, as you probably imagine, products with a Bugatti badge on them tend not to be very cheap.